Freeza

Earth's Hell truly was a hell. Not only were my powers taken away from me, I was strung up like a bag worm moth, and placed in a field of flowers in a clearing in the woods where angels and fairies lived. At times, I had to watch cute stuffed animals dance around and hold parades. Do you have any idea how much anguish that caused me?!

Freeza (フリーザ, Furīza; FUNimation "Frieza")[7] was the fearsome emperor (帝王, teiō)[9][10] of his army—feared as the Evil Emperor (悪の帝王, Aku no Teiō).[4] He ruled alongside his father, Cold, though he alone was credited with absolute power within the organization. He was responsible for the destruction of planet Vegeta and the eradication of the Saiyan race, due to his fear of the Super Saiyan legend. He later sought the Dragon Balls on Namek which would bring him into contact with Gokū—the man who would ironically become a Super Saiyan and defeat him. He would go on to be killed by Trunks, another Super Saiyan. Years later, he would be revived and seek vengeance on Gokū, only to be foiled and killed a second time. After the conclusion of the Tournament of Power, Freeza was personally revived by Whis, as a reward for his efforts.

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Appearance

Freeza in his first form (with armor).

First Form

Freeza was a shapeshifting member of the Frost Demon race. As a result, his appearance varied widely depending on which form he was using. Most of the time, however, he would remain in a suppressed form, known as his First Form (第（だい）１形（けい）態（たい）, Dai-Ichi Keitai)[4][11] in order to control his overwhelming power. In this form, Freeza had a humanoid body, a large purple cranium, two horns protruding from his head, small red eyes, and a long, pink, purple-tipped tail. The skin on his hands, feet, and face were a light shade of violet, while the skin around his cranium, as well as the flesh making up his torso, lower arms, and lower legs were white.

He also sported brown plating on the white portions of his arms and legs and a purple spot, similar to that of his head, in the center of his torso as well as on his shoulders. The skin on his upper arms and legs, in he meantime, was pink like his tail. On the sides of his head, he possessed two large openings which acted as his ears. He also sported two pink stripes down the side of his face and dark-colored lips. Freeza's base state was also unique in that it was the only form that he wore battle armor. In his case, the armor sported a purple breastplate and brown shoulder plates. Ironically, though he wore battle armor, whenever he fought seriously, he would remove the armor forcibly by shattering it with his energy. During his time on Namek, he wore a red Scouter over his right eye. However, after it broke during his battle against Vegeta, he was never seen wearing one again.

Some of those on the publishing staff would go on to believe Toriyama based Freeza on his second editor, Yū Kondō. Kondō, however, prefers to believe he was the inspiration for Trunks.[16]

Freeza bears a remarkable resemblance in appearance and personality to Wang Zhen from the film Secret Service of the Imperial Court. Both are androgynous tyrants, move around in a palanquin or palanquin-esque chair, are effeminate and sadistic, and are killed by being vertically sliced in half.

Trivia

The color of Freeza's aura is inconsistent throughout the anime. He is first shown to have a blueish-white aura,[18] then is later shown to have a red aura with a black outline,[19] and yet, in other instances, he has a pinkish-red aura.[20]

Freeza's death after obtaining his Golden Freeza transformation, is directly linked to his advice he gave to Trunks in the FUNimation Dub, about he who acquires his skills quickly, is the one who is the first to perish.

Throughout all of video games, many of Freeza's techniques have "Death" within the name.

Within the Japanese series, Freeza has used the most personal pronouns out of any one character, running the gambit between four of them and never truly settling on one method to refer to himself.